US Presidential Election explained (explainity® explainer video)

[@gretchen7675]

I love how everyone is watching this since we can’t figure out our own political system.

[@briannachen2119]

And after everyone’s voted lol

[@jainair3398]

Actually i am an Indian and i am watching it because i want to learn more about American election because i will be joining Deloitte next year as a US Tax Consultant

[@jainair3398]

@Yashwanth O thanks bro and definitely but first i have to make myself a better citizen to make people around me better. I am sure if every individual starts having this sense of responsibility, we will thrive as a country

[@saskwatch8580]

Jai Nair India is brutal. So much corruption and urination 🤣. You should help with that first. Also, the current PM and a lot of the people that follow him, especially those from Gujarat, are racist and Islamophobic. I guess India has something in common with the US.

[@n4k3d51]

what is it 535 elctors or 538??????

[@mollie4121]

before watching this: “huh?” after watching this: “HUH????”

[@funkyrgbmess1463]

yeah...

[@dalilidee6646]

Same here...lol.

[@aadityaaggarwal24]

absolutely. just ridiculous!

[@ttpinzon]

Lol same here

[@luchmanvinsley7203]

Same😂

[@somethingsomething8405]

Jesus why the hell does it have to be t h a t complicated

[@abdelhafidboumaraf6973]

I said the saaaame.

[@B4ll1n]

IKR 😭

[@rashmigupta2740]

Me too

[@Daisy.lee.25.11]

@@rashmigupta2740 how long will I have to wait for the final result of presidential election this year????

[@jccaquias01]

To allow themselves to cheat

[@kevinhenker]

Damn, presidential elections are waay simpler in other countries

[@scxry5597]

Like Germany

[@gregguan3141]

like China lol

[@sanscyebel1847]

Like Malaysia 😂

[@annie_xo]

At least it’s better than in my country, where you can only vote for a particular party who chooses their prime minister if they get the most votes, and you have absolutely no say in who that will be. If they even decide to care which party got the most votes and not just do what they want anyway 🙄

[@rajatsinging]

Like india

[@teatime9810]

I think America is trying to confuse its population here.

[@na3rial]

Yes 👍🏼

[@JaymanNVK]

No this is not a democracy. [Majority rule] electoral college encompasses a Constitutional Republic (USA). it's not more complicated to confuse people but more intricate to be fair. It is fairly complicated though, I give you that 👍🏼

[@mancebo7]

5:20 minutes to explain something that in any other democracy in the world takes 5 seconds to explain: "You get more votes, you win."

[@funkyrgbmess1463]

I'M WRITING A REPORT ON THIS I KEEP HAVING TO PAUSE THE VIDEO AND UNPAUSE AND IT TAKES THREE TIMES AS LONG!!!

[@mrshlrand]

If you get more electoral votes you win, not necessarily if you get more of the popular votes.

[@Random-zk2sc]

@@funkyrgbmess1463 I had to watch a 20 minute video and write a report about this shitshow of an election as homework, and I don't even live in America smh

[@mancebo7]

@@mrshlrand I know. Thing is... the process you have to go through to understand how the electoral college works is still complicated. I'm glad no one had the idea of having the people elect an electoral college which in turns elects another smaller electoral college to make things even more interesting... and explanatory videos longer!

[@ImNoKeR]

We are not any other democracy in the world

[@caradu9973]

This is how you can end up having 60 to 65% of the population wanting candidate one to be president but candidate two ends up being president due to this electoral winner-takes-all

[@danigilbaez2185]

:D

[@pegahr990]

Yeah it’s such a corrupt system.

[@saskwatch8580]

Well said. The electoral college either needs to be scrapped or the distribution of votes needs to be redistributed.

[@cookieman4903]

@@saskwatch8580 Trump would have won this year then, because he got more total votes compared to Biden.

[@CC_Reads]

@@cookieman4903 then so should hillary have in 2016 and there wouldnt be trump on a ballot this year

[@taylorcooper6325]

I'm from New Zealand and IM STILL CONFUSED WTF we literally just vote for the prime Minister we want.

[@learnit465]

lol

[@zaiharris8509]

No you vote for a member a parliament

[@inigobantok1579]

You're lying, you vote for the member of Parliament which if that mps party has the majority will vote for the chief executive of your country. In America, the people vote for the elector in which if has majority in the state residing will in turn use the majority vote to award the electoral votes to the majority candidate.

[@MaximeYlias]

Haha love you NZ

[@babydeerbrunette]

i'm here because my english teacher sent me the link

[@hikmatennab3977]

Same

[@lisabladt5347]

same hahaha

[@marijajukic1261]

Same

[@arshamasadi9106]

same

[@ELLIIIIIIIII]

same lmao

[@benyaminyasserchin8858]

As someone not from US, I am still having a hard time understanding how you guys over there work, but in simply terms if I am to understand: the people elect someone to represent them to do the election for them? But what if the person that the people elect have the opposite interests than the people that chose him/her?

[@VeroniccaAsh]

no no, people vote on their own in november, then they find out who won, and then in december, the 538 electors vote - but that's just to make it official. the winner is already known. at least i think so, lol.

[@benyaminyasserchin8858]

@@VeroniccaAsh nope, still don't understand

[@benyaminyasserchin8858]

So the person represent(electoral?) are just decoration? But I remember watching a video of the list of election that the last elections of Trump Vs Hillary that Hillary got alot more vote than Trump but he still win because he got more vote in electoral?

[@VeroniccaAsh]

@@benyaminyasserchin8858 ok so for example, kansas has 6 electoral votes. let's say that 40% of people vote for trump and 60% of people vote for biden in kansas. but, the state is represented by those 6 electors, so in this case - because biden had more votes - all of the 6 electoral votes go to biden. winner takes it all, remember? so then, all of the electoral votes from all states are counted and it's clear who won. only then, the electors vote, but they don't really change anything. that's how I understand it :)

[@qujie8212]

@@benyaminyasserchin8858 yes, the electors are basically just decoration, their only job is to represent not to decide on their own (I don't even think that would be allowed)

[@pamchina1]

In France, we vote for our candidate directly. Much simpler.

[@KikisStudyCorner]

And still managed to fuck up 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@kylerf2076]

And look where it’s gotten u

[@nunomaltez804]

In France, you eat croissant. even more simpler.

[@inigobantok1579]

And France is basically in half with departments in Normandy, britanny, Bourdeux and Occitane being angry at Paris

[@JohnnyZenith]

A beautiful country with a superior president, infrastructure, and quality of life in a Union of countries with the world's most valuable single market. Yep. France wins.​@kylerf2076

[@pattithestranger]

this is way more compliated than it has to be... I mean the election system, not this video, video is great!

[@bigvinnymoyo]

This is so complicated

[@aoaoaaoaoao889]

clickbait, it’s impossible to explain the 2020 election

[@larakadletz2983]

Calm down guys

[@aoaoaaoaoao889]

@@larakadletz2983 no

[@itxkireuu4187]

so epic man

[@lucypharos9517]

Hehe, true xD

[@tiffsaver]

"Corruption" has a new name.

[@lovelehstuff]

Who's watching in 2024

[@zaheemislam]

Me from Pakistan🇵🇰

[@chetanbhangale4966]

Feelings, Before watching this: Curious After watching this: Confused 😃

[@bollenium]

Ok, I've watched 3 different videos on this now and finally, this one made me understand.

[@yumnashireen7084]

Hahahha its the 3rd and still confused

[@sylviawild9015]

This is so complicated, but interesting. I will watch this video many times until I can get it!

[@erikp9014]

"the vote tally for each candidate determines how many electors are awarded to that candidate these electors will then elect the candidate" Bro wtf, how is it this hard for me to understand this sentence SMH.

[@Spreadlouve]

I watched sooo many videos to understand this complicated process, and this video is the easiest to understand the main complicated parts

[@elliecarter8632]

hi, there is an error in the video. the audio says there are 535 electors but the picture says 538.

[@lisabarolettistewart4782]

Hi, There are 535 representatives in Congress. 435 Representatives and 100 Senators. The electors include these Congress People for the 50 states plus 3 electors for Washington D.C. that equals 538. I think the video just cut that explanation short which made a discrepancy.

[@elliecarter8632]

@@lisabarolettistewart4782 thank you for the explanation :)

[@rukhamahmed2919]

Logically well explained ❤️

[@randalcquebedeaux314]

Yes, too bad we have only 2 parties and usually we have ONE party rule just like Russia and China! Great system!

[@ranger5705]

After listening one minute the things get complicated to keep track off :(

[@screamingtaco2190]

This man just summarize like an entire chapter of my political science book in eight minutes more comprehensively. I just wanted to hear a video so I can explain it better. I could’ve just watch the video instead of reading the book.

[@JohnMitchell-kb6vt]

This is the best video that describes how it works by a long long shot

[@alexissabbagh5974]

I’m more confused after watching this.

[@thopham7864]

Very well explained! Thanks a ton!

[@michelleochinero1813]

So who exactly are the electoral people? How can we find each states names? How are they put into their positions? I don't recall seeing voting for them. Who chooses them? How can an election be called for either candidate if the electoral don't vote till Dec? I'm so confused.

[@samuelspike1236]

That is very well explained; now I understand how they use democracy. Thanks a lot!!

[@david0337]

My english teacher in Germany forced me to watch this.

[@jorgux4172]

Same

[@Arkadiy961]

Only in Germany are you forced to do something, not just recommended.

[@liljaq529]

I was heading for an explanation . I end up with a headache !!!!!!

[@yasseramini4999]

The last part is confusing. Why the electors - 41 days after the election day - vote in their states?

[@nagtprime3921]

Great video. Got a nuanced understanding!

[@sambou6286]

And I am voting for you for breaking down the complicated voting system into this beautiful easy video....👌👌

[@MrGambino28]

This is how candidate with more peoples’ votes loses, and the electorate’s preferred candidate wins. Stupid system if you ask me.

[@7577ia]

200% agreed .

[@timothybennett0313]

Mob rule isnt in our constitution. Simpler yet corrupt.

[@7577ia]

@@timothybennett0313 winner takes all....that's stupid at the same level as mob ..totally disregarding those who are opposing and saying completely different thing ...

[@timothybennett0313]

@@7577ia I'm not saying its perfect because it's not. And this election is an embarrassment. What I am saying is that the electoral system is more because of the checks and balances. We do need voter reformation. Not getting rid of the electoral college but changing how we do it.

[@Gh0st_Pænthęr]

Bravo 👌- so educative

[@getgtahomes9799]

very well explained. Great Video.

[@yourlocaltoast]

✨tf did i just heard✨

[@nikolaichristensen2697]

1. How often do the Americans elect a new president? 2. How do the Republicans and the Democrats choose their presidential candidates? 3. Explain what role delegates have in the election of a presidential candidate 4. What does the dots on the map mean at 3:20? 5. Explain the “winner takes all” that almost all states use 6. According to the video, where is the election usually decided? Help!

[@Bogdishtheone]

1. Every four years 2.IDk 3.IDK 4.They are supposed to be electors 5.IF for example in a state 54% vote for donald Trump and 46% for Joe Biden Donald trump gets all the electors votes because he got over 50% of the votes. 6.I don't remember

[@UferaKomal]

The explanation is very long and complicated which makes it really confusing for the listener. However, in my opinion it could be explained in more simpler and easier way.

[@klarion]

it's inacurate to say that we decide between Republicans and Democrats just because they usually get qualified. We've had several elections with Independants and other people running for office

[@HarisHusetic]

yea and when the hell have they won

[@silverscrew]

At 4:15 the voice should say 538 not 535 like it does in the video.

[@JaymanNVK]

Good catch👍🏼

[@JaymanNVK]

This was 4 years ago though. A lot more people counted in the census = more delegates. (especially in swing states hmmm 🤔 weird)

[@michaelsong5555]

For those of you who think the US presidential election should be simply a direct votes from the citizens, then you're not thinking things through. The truth is, most average citizens don't even know (or care) about what they even want. They just follow based on what the media says without even knowing anything. There has been so many videos where people were asked about which candidate they support (which obviously they answer in clear way -- A or B), but they can't answer anything regarding their candidate's agendas which they represent (the interviewer asks in ways like, "How do you feel about Person A's agendas regarding Agenda A?" Or "Do you know Person A's agenda in Agenda A? If so, what is it?"). Sadly, people are too dumb. That's why there are electors, who actually know what they're talking about, and what it actually means. I say that's a better system than having the average citizen vote for the president. I'm aware that there are flaws in that system too (such as being vulnerable to bribery or corruption), but it's still better than having an average citizens vote directly.

[@lil3bdu]

Agreed. But i still dont fully understand how did donald trump win when he had less votes than hiliary i dont get it can u please explain

[@XFIGHTERvids]

@@lil3bdu he had less votes from people, because "the winner takes it all" is almost existing in every state someone might get 49 % of the total votes in one state but gets none of the electors vote -> so you could potentially end up with more votes from people but less from electors.

[@kidwithagatorade5289]

@@lil3bdu he was able to win enough states to have 270 electoral college votes. a candidate can still win an election in the united states even if they don't get the majority of the popular vote. the popular vote doesn't matter, the electoral vote does

[@kelseymcguire4165]

I mean, maybe for the candidate elections where a delegate can change who they vote for if a majority is not found ... but electors exist solely to determine how much power any state holds they don't actually impose any checks or balances, they're just a rubber stamp and its still the result of citizen direct votes... Also how and when are electors reassigned? If they're not moved around every election to match population then you're going end up with inequality in the power of a voter.

[@maggou90]

In some states there are more electoral votes in Relation to Population that in other states. That is how you can get more electoral votes than actual votes. Very simplified: A vote in california is not worth as much as in south dakota

[@robo-james2330]

I'm not even an American but I'm just curious how US presidential election works unlike on our country that is "UHH me has more vote, me win"

[@JaymanNVK]

We are not a democracy. [Majority rule].. we are a Constitutional Republic. The electoral college encompasses a Constitutional Republic (USA). it's not more complicated to confuse people but more intricate to be fair. It is fairly complicated though, I give you that 👍🏼🇺🇲

[@yniz3]

Why is it so complicated in the US ! In South Korea, you just have to go to an electoral booth and vote, then pew! The president is selected!

[@SantoshKumar-pu5xl]

Can someone make a video explaining this video please 🙏🏼

[@michespi91]

I'm confused. What's the point of having an election with people if electors are the ones that vote in the end?

[@soezo549]

People don't choose they choose the president for us. Funny system.

[@clarencethompson2707]

The electors represent the number electoral votes for each state

[@clarencethompson2707]

If we didn'thave the electoral college 5 states would deturmed the election. The democrats would never be voted out of power this way voters in all 50 states get to be herd and that's the first one to 270 is the president other wise the popluar vote would only elect democrats.

[@johnnymark8888]

Bugger me. Down Under we vote using the worldwide popular vote system. I hope one day our buddies in the U.S. switch to the same system as everyone else. The electoral college system seems really flawed and unfair. If not unfair - then unnecessarily drawn out.

[@JaymanNVK]

We are not a democracy. [Majority rule].. we are a Constitutional Republic. The electoral college encompasses a Constitutional Republic (USA). it's not more complicated to confuse people but more intricate to be fair.. otherwise new York and California would speak for the whole country. It is a bit complicated though, I give you that 👍🏼🇺🇲

[@lucypharos9517]

I'm so sorry for you Americans and your complicated voting system.

[@melissaporter5928]

Its not complicated at alI ...you just don't understand it

[@WhoseAqua]

My teacher told me and my class to choose a topic for our writing I chose this.

[@-_-8181]

Yea good choice 😂

[@Vorto]

It's funny how you don't even consider the other parties. It's A or B

[@SarahPeter-u9p]

Who's is watching as the homework the teacher asigned

[@JamesSmith-mq3hf]

Then why'd I vote. I need a beer.

[@SG-wq4rm]

Half way through the video......my head is spinning

[@ilet3049]

I'm still confused where the Average Joe fits in here

[@ilet3049]

Also, can the electrolyte switch his vote at the last minute? that would make some exciting elections

[@mancebo7]

It doesn't.

[@aminghalat]

How are these electors elected or selected is still not clear for me

[@Biblical-christian]

Nice and smooth!

[@ionutzoro603]

why it's so complicated

[@Ab888ab]

Is there a book or something where I can find out more information just like this?

[@randolphkersey5155]

I watched because I thought you would tell me something I did not know.

[@ma.camillepamelabaquiran9037]

What’s the use of the popular vote? Does the electoral college base their votes on the popular votes?..

[@vstejar]

after this "explanation" it got even more confusing

[@masrimus1607]

Sounds stupid these system. Why would a 55/45 split of votes resulting in you winning all 100??

[@msmintz]

The narration says 535 but the video shows the sign for 538 electors

[@theupsidedownworld99]

😮🗳 It's astonishing how the winner-takes-all electoral system can sometimes result in a disparity between popular support and the actual outcome of an election. Situations where one candidate wins despite a significant portion of the population supporting the other candidate raise questions about the effectiveness and fairness of such a system. Exploring alternative electoral methods that better reflect the diverse preferences of voters can be crucial in addressing this issue.

[@JOSECCB10]

After these guys from electoral colleges vote for the president they come back home? I mean do they have any other job besides voting?

[@abhimanyupartap5671]

Here in India we just vote for our favourite party(or coalition)out of 45 options (approx). The party with majority votes wins the constituency. The party/coalition which wins in 272/545 constituencies wins and forms a govt. Simple🙂

[@memeoverlord-pz5ns]

What about Green Party and other parties? It's very dumb to say "people choose between Democrats and Republicans", when there's more complexion.

[@xnovax4189]

I am Kakyoin Noriaki.

[@ivona03]

that moment when i understand american politics better than the ones from my own country... as a swiss person i still don't know how everything works here lmao

[@joeldesmond7335]

Thank you very much

[@shivam7043]

In India the system is so easy we have the "First Past The Post System" .There are 28 states in India and 543 seats from where the candidates(MP's) would be elected.The seats are divided based on the population size of the state the state with higher population would have more seats and vice versa..The party needs to have half of the total seats i.e. 272 to form the government and the popular and charismatic leader of that party is then chosen as our Prime Minister.

[@antoniab6732]

I thought the German Elections would be complicated....

[@kryptonite4974]

Why you guys make things complicated.Why just 1person 1vote. This system makes ordinary person vote less important and this system may elect officials that majority dont like.

[@7577ia]

Winner takes ALL....haven't seen this stupid system anywhere else....this is simply disregarding people who voted against the winner ...people are made to believe they are choosing while this is not the case....why not give people right to choose . Each person gets right to cast the vote and be counted ...what's the point of having two candidates and yet denying people right to choose between the two with this "electorate " mess in the middle.......👎👎👎👎👎

[@rashmigupta2740]

I know right it is a little too complicated.

[@shivam7043]

So US Presidential election is indirect where first people have to elect the delegates and then the electors who would then choose the President.

[@emilydemarre1688]

My search history is messed up now. First I searched how does the election work? then I searched how does the US election work? Then I gave up since those were boring and I searched Explain the election for dummies and I stumbled across this video smh

[@rozaque]

Once the winner take all occurs Why do electors have to vote again

[@suupernovah]

I’m from New Zealand and clicked on this to get a better understanding.... I’m 2 minutes in and don’t know what the fuck is going on

[@donatospoony]

🇨🇦 , so this is the simplest video I’ve found . I think I still have to watch it 3 more times( lol) , next time I meet an American , we have to have a coffee or beer so I can ask more questions.

[@Neel-xb1ok]

This is unnecessarily complicated

[@siddharthpundir724]

Yes 😤

[@darielarchuleta6229]

How to make your Vote Count kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4LHfqNjrLGSjLM

[@FaysalManouf]

Nvm

[@kabukisue]

Why does the US have only 2 political parties? It seems to me this is the root of the problem. Maybe it would be better if you had many other candidates to choose from. People wouldn't be so pitted against each other and divided.

[@melissaporter5928]

There is more than 2 parties.But Republicans and Democrats are the two main parties.

[@vera_c4309]

With this system its not possible for a small party to get big enough to win a selection

[@jc2coming]

The Big Boss Voting System: I gave the people of my town 2 candidates to vote for, either way they will vote for my chosen candidates who work for me. Likewise, many if not all the political systems work the same way. They let people vote so they think they have a choice or free to vote, but they don't know the candidates already have been chosen for them that work for the big boss!!!

[@koetimoep]

I dont see whats so hard to understand about this election system. It isnt that much more complicated than the ones in other countries...

[@siddharthpundir724]

So could you tell me a answer?

[@WVMS42]

How those electors are selected ? And to be sure if they will vote for the winning party candidate at the end ?

[@amrmvia]

I still didn't understand. So those 538 electorals will become lawmaker? And how are they elected or selected?

[@blackhole9961]

Depends on the state but generally they are nominated by the party. They aren’t lawmakers. Their main role is to simply elect the president. Lawmakers are (generally) congressmen

[@amrmvia]

@@blackhole9961 so what will they do after electing the president? I mean, do these electors serve only a symbolic purpose?

[@blackhole9961]

@@amrmvia they go back to their normal lives and occupations. Electors are mainly selected based on how much they support their party and how much they are affiliated with them. They are often chosen from within the party’s ranks, like state party officials or activists. Electors aren’t really politicians like what you are thinking. Electors typically also do not hold their position as elector permanently. So after a presidential nomination they go back to their normal lives.

[@vkc3761]

Man !! this is much tougher than calculus to understand. Here in India , we see the best man for Prime Minister , we vote him directly to become a PM.

[@badgerchillsky535]

Is anyone else bothered by the fact that this only mentions democrat and republican parties? That’s a huge problem with our system right now, people act like there are only two choices. There can be more than two parties, there SHOULD be more than two parties. There ARE more than two parties.

[@JediFarce]

This video doesn't explain how the new president is chosen if a contested election goes before congress.

[@artemivanov2141]

so interesting! especially if in my own country there is no election

[@na3rial]

Here’s why this system sucks: 1) Delegates run on an honor system and can legally (in some states) choose someone that wasn’t who the people chose 2) In the event of a tie or a candidate dropping out, delegates can again pick who they want, this time completely unhindered by the people’s vote. This gets even messier when there’s multiple parties, which the US really should have. 3) Lmao winner take all. Seriously why. 4) If you’re a significantly minority party in a state (aka historically red or blue states), your vote is nonexistent. Literally there’s no point in you voting because your vote has no power. 4.2) This means swing states and winner take all states have way more weight than other voters. A system where a vote isn’t equal to other votes is simply broken. Basically, every step from the primaries to the actual election serve to give candidates many chances to not win the popular vote and still get to hold office. People don’t actually choose their leaders. Stupid system.

[@paradise9565]

So biden is blue and trump is red ?

[@Random-zk2sc]

Republicans in general are red and democrats blue, so yes

[@New__Viewer]

Can anyone help me in clearing my doubt. I wanted to know if the electors can vote for any party's candidate or if they have to choose only that party's candidate which got all votes in that particular state, I am confused, also if it's actually the electors decision and they are not obliged to vote a particular party's candidate legally, then what's the point of campaigns ? Pls help

[@klarion]

There is nothing here about contested elections without concession. Try again!

[@mohager101]

"technically they`re electing delegates'' or "actually they`re electing electors" What the hell does that mean??!!! What the hell do the voters put at the voting card? What does ''actually'' means here?

[@nishanttripathi4021]

This system called "winner take all" is actually a nonsense coz if in the State of California having a total of 52 congressional districts, even if 27 are won by Dems and 25 are won by Reps, whole of the 52 will go to Dems since Dems got more than half of 52. Which essentially means that 25 representatives of the public and the public who voted for these 25 electors have no say in the way their district be represented. In Bharat, we have 543 seats in the Lower House called The Lok Sabha where any party or alliance of parties gets more than half i.e. more than 272 seats, forms the government albeit the opposition member of the parliament do represent the people who voted for them.

[@sachinmahajanllb]

यदि कोई राजनैतिक पार्टी चुनाव के लिए टिकिट निर्धारण अथवा प्रत्याशी चयन का कार्य स्वयं न करें, बल्कि यह अधिकार आम जनता को देकर प्रत्याशी चयन का कार्य जनता द्वारा करवाया जाये तो क्या होगा ? क्या इस प्रकार की राजनैतिक पार्टी सफल होंगी ? क्या किसी राजनैतिक पार्टी द्वारा इस प्रकार अधिकारों का प्रत्यायोजन लोकतंत्र को ओर अधिक शक्ति प्रदान करेगा ?